Papercutting (the art, not the owwie) is all the rage in the local craft community, but on my trip to Beijing, I discovered the Chinese have been doing it since they invented paper in the Han dynasty.
One of my favorite purchases from the trip is this lovely papercut bookmark, which I wheedled and wheedled the seller for (while everyone else was loading up on keychains and refrigerator magnets).
And I’ve been back and forth over this, but I’ve finally decided to give away my other papercut purchase: a book of Chinese papercuts:
The book is a compilation of papercuts of the 12 birth animals in the Chinese Zodiac: the Rat, the Ox, the Tiger, the Rabbit, the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, the Goat, the Monkey, the Chicken, the Dog, and the Pig.
Each spread contains an introduction to the birth animal (in Chinese and English) and an exquisite papercut:
The papercut is sandwiched in between a backing board and plastic film to keep it in place:
Here’s a look at the other papercuts:
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Blooey, can’t log in!!! Me want!!!
Ohmygaaaah! Pick me! Pick me! I burnt lunch for this!
Ahahahaha!
It’s a wonderful book and a great giveaway, Blooey! I’m a sucker for
paper crafts! :-) Accio scissors!
Accio, scissors indeed!
I’ve always been curious about the art of papercut. Would sure want to try doing one. :)
Thank you for joining, Denise!
Hi Blooey! I hope to win you giveaway hehe :D Keep on being an awesome bibliophile! :)
Thanks, Bernadette!
Huwaaah! Papercut! :D
The papercuts I saw in China were so amazing!
So pretty… I want!
Super pretty!
I’m IN!!!! =)
Yay, thanks, Sana!
Will love to own this book! =)
That’s a lovely book! Congrats to the winner! Blooey, where did you find this little gem?
Silk Street Market, Beijing!
Just discovered this blog. Too bad I missed this giveaway. :)
More soon, I promise, Patricia! :)